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Chapter 8: The Fortuneteller

It wasn't any surprise that Sokka was hungry. It was an everyday thing. So needless to say, he got quite excited when he saw a fish jumping out of the water. He grabbed his fishing rod and saw that it had no line.

"Hey!" Sokka exclaimed, "Where's the fishing line?!"

"Oh," Aang replied, holding up a necklace, "I didn't think you'd need it."

"You didn't think we'd have need for the fishing line?" Kaiden asked, "Wow, Aang... Just... Wow."

Aang handed the necklace to Katara, "I made you a necklace, Katara. I thought since you lost your other one..."

Kaiden raised an eyebrow. Why was Aang acting so flustered? Oh... Oh, so that's what the deal is...

Nevertheless, Katara smiled, "Thanks, Aang. I love it."

"Great, Aang," Sokka said, "Maybe instead of saving the world, you can go into the jewelry making business."

"I don't see why I can't do both," Aang retorted.

The fish Sokka was stalking leapt out of the water again, much to Sokka's chagrin, "STOP TAUNTING ME!!!"

"How do I look?" Katara asked.

Aang turned to Katara and immediately became dumbfounded. Kaiden noticed the look and raised his eyebrow again.

"Uh," Aang stuttered, "You mean all of you or just your neck? I mean, uh, both look great..."

"Someone's in looooooooove!" Sokka teased, holding up the fish and pretending to kiss it.

"Stop teasing him, Sokka," Katara scolded, "Aang's just a good friend. A sweet little guy. Just like Momo."

Kaiden winced at that. That's gotta sting.

"Thanks," Aang said, clearly put down.

They then heard a man's yelp and a roar. Aang took a look.

"Someone's being attacked by a platypus-bear!" Aang exclaimed.

After saving the oddly calm man, he said, "Thanks, but everything was already under control. Not to worry, Aunt Wu predicted I'd have a safe journey."

"You were almost killed, dude," the Image put in, "I wouldn't call that 'safe'. Besides, who's Aunt Wu?"

"She's the fortuneteller from my village. Awful nice knowing your future. All right, have a good day! Oh, and Aunt Wu said if I met any travelers to give them this."

He handed Aang a closed umbrella and walked off. It became useful mere moments later as it started raining. Katara suggested seeing this Aunt Wu to see if she was for real.
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When they got to the village, they entered Aunt Wu's home, where they met her assistant Meng, who took a particular interest in Aang.

"Well hello there," Meng said flirtatiously.

"Hello," Aang replied.

"Can I get you some tea, or some of Aunt Wu's special bean curd puffs?" Meng asked the team.

"I'll try a curd puff," Sokka shrugged.

"Just a second," Meng bent down to address Aang, "So what's your name?"

"Aang."

"That rhymes with Meng! And you've got some pretty big ears, don't you?"

Aang frowned in confusion, "I... guess..."

"Oh, don't be modest," Kaiden smirked, "They're huge!"

Aang sent Tyler a look that said, 'Seriously?'

"Well Aang, it is very nice to meet you," Meng smiled, "Very nice."

"Likewise."

Meng walked away looking back slyly out of the corner of her eye.

"I can't believe we're here in this house of nonsense," Sokka complained.

"Try to keep an open mind, Sokka," Katara said, "There are things in this world that just can't be explained."

"Like your sense of humor," Tyler smirked at his male childhood friend.

"Wouldn't it be nice to have some insight into your future?" Katara continued, trying to hold in her laugh.

"It would be nice to have some bean curd puffs," Sokka grumbled.

"Welcome young travelers!"

They turned to see Aunt Wu. She spread out her arms in a welcoming gesture.

"Now, who's first?" she asked, "Don't be shy."

Katara went first. When she came out, she had a look of confusion.

"What did she say?" Kaiden asked.

Katara gave him a funny look and said, "Nothing."

Kaiden decided to drop it. Aang was next. When he came back, he had a look of happiness. The Image decided that it might be better not to ask. Then it was his turn. He walked in and sat down. Aunt Wu set down a bone and set it aflame.

"The bones don't lie," she said.

Then the bone immediately disintegrated. The flames that burst up nearly set the tent on fire. When they cleared, Kaiden blinked a few times and Aunt Wu was staring at him, her eyes bugging out.

"So..." Tyler spoke up, "I assume that's pretty big?"

"I don't believe it..." Aunt Wu muttered, "It was more impressive than Aang's..."

"Wait what?"

"Your fate, while unclear, is greater than great! Your influence in this world is... There are no words! Young man... You will change the world!!"

She had gotten so excited that she had grabbed his shoulders near the end, startling him. Kaiden stared at her for a few seconds.

"Okay..." he stood up, "I'll be going now..."
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After leaving, the group learned that the nearby volcano was going to erupt, despite Aunt Wu's prediction. And, after a bit of spying, they learned that the volcano was going to erupt any second now.

"Those people all think they're safe," Sokka said, "We've got to warn them."

"There's no time to walk," Aang proceeded to open up his glider, "Grab on."

He grabbed Sokka and they launched into the air, Sokka screaming like a girl and Kaiden following on his board. They picked up Katara and tried to warn the villagers. Key word: tried.

"Yeh, yeh, we know you don't believe in Aunt Wu, 'Mr. Science and Reason Lover'," one guy retorted.

"If you won't listen to him," Katara said, "Maybe you'll listen to me. I want to believe Aunt Wu and her predictions as much as you do, but my brother, Kaiden, and Aang saw the lava with their own eyes."

"Well I heard Aunt Wu's prediction with my own ears!"

Kaiden had enough and flew to the top of Aunt Wu's house, "LISTEN TO US!!! You are all in danger! And we have to get out of here! You can't rely on Aunt Wu's prediction. You have to take fate into your own hands!!"

"Look!" Sokka pointed to the mountain, "Can your fortunetelling explain that?"

"Can your science explain why it rains?" a guy retorted.

"YES!!!" Kaiden yelled in exasperation, "Yes, it can!!"

Due to the crowd's sheer stupidity, they didn't believe them. The crowd dispersed.

"They just won't listen to reason," Katara said as Kaiden flew back down to them.

"But they will listen to Aunt Wu," Aang proposed.

"I know," Sokka said, "That's the problem."

"Well, it's about to become the solution. We're taking fate in our own hands. First, I need to borrow Aunt Wu's cloud reading book."
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After 'borrowing' Aunt Wu's book, thanks to Aang's poor excuse of a distraction (Thankfully, it was Meng he was distracting. Self-explanatory from there.), Aang explained his plan and he and Katara set to work.

Aang and Katara flew to the clouds to change them with a combination of airbending and waterbending. Kaiden watched in amusement as Aunt Wu panicked and the town evacuated, except for a few earthbenders. As the lava approached, the earthbenders finished making the trench and ran for it. When the lava hit, however, it overflowed.

Another explosion rocked the village. Burning ejecta began to rain down in addition to the ash. Katara and Sokka began to run, but turned to see that Aang and Kaiden hadn't moved. Aang and Kaiden nodded to each other and rushed forward. The Avatar launched up and began to airbend, causing the lava to cool, hardening into rock. The Image raised his arms and all sorts of metal pots and kitchenware flew out of homes and melded together, forming a long metal wall, blocking the rest of the lava.

"Man," Sokka breathed, "Sometimes I forget what powerful benders those two are."
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Back in the village, after the townsfolk had returned, Sokka proceeded to scold them.

"No offense, but I hope this taught everyone a lesson about not relying too much on fortunetelling."

"But Aunt Wu predicted the village wouldn't be destroyed," a man pointed out, "And it wasn't. She was right, after all."

"...I hate you."
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FINALLY!!! I'm done!! Hopefully this won't happen again. Till next time guys!

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